<br> '''Telephone:''' 804.692.3500<br> '''Fax:'''&nbsp;&nbsp; To order materials by mail or fax, please print and complete the applicable forms from the categories listed below, and return them to the Library of Virginia with payment. A fee of $25.00 is charged for all returned checks.

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'''Fax:'''&nbsp;&nbsp; To order materials by mail or fax, please print and complete the applicable forms from the categories listed below, and return them to the Library of Virginia with payment. A fee of $25.00 is charged for all returned checks.

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Fax orders: 804-692-3556

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Fax orders: 804-692-3556

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'''Hours and holidays:'''<br>

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'''Hours and holidays:'''<br> The Library's regular hours are Monday through Saturday, 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM. Please check our News &amp; Events or contact us for any changes to our regular hours due to holiday closings, special events, or inclement weather.

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The Library's regular hours are Monday through Saturday, 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM. Please check our News & Events or contact us for any changes to our regular hours due to holiday closings, special events, or inclement weather.

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'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''<br>

'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''<br>

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*[http://www.lva.virginia.gov/about/visit.asp Map] at bottom of page.

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*Parking:

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The Library of Virginia offers limited free parking to patrons using the building during operating hours. If parking is not available, a map to other area parking decks is available here: (pdf). The parking garage entrances at the Library of Virginia are located on 8th and 9th Streets and have a height restrictions of 7 feet. Both 8th and 9th Streets are one way streets. Elevators will take patrons from the parking garage to the lobby of the library. Parking validations are given in the lobby when leaving the library. Please Note The entrance to the parking deck is 7 feet high. As a result, not all vehicles can use the parking deck.

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*Directions:

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Please be aware that because of numerous street repairs and construction projects you may experience detours and street closures in the downtown Richmond area. For directions from locations not listed below please use the interactive map above or another method of your choice.

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From Interstate 95 (from the North or from the South)

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Take Exit 74C. A highway sign will say Library of Virginia. Proceed west on Broad Street until you reach 9th Street. Turn right and immediately get into the far left lane. Proceed down the block and prepare to turn left into the parking deck.

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From Interstate 64 West (e.g. coming from Williamsburg)

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Take the exit for Fifth Street and the Coliseum. Turn left on Marshall Street a few blocks (past the Coliseum on your left) after you exit Interstate 64. Stay in the middle lane and proceed to Eighth Street, and turn right from that lane. The parking lot entrance will be immediately on your left.

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From Interstate 64 East (e.g. coming from Charlottesville)

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Take Interstate 95 South to Exit 74C. See instructions above for I-95.

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Contact Information

Telephone: 804.692.3500Fax: To order materials by mail or fax, please print and complete the applicable forms from the categories listed below, and return them to the Library of Virginia with payment. A fee of $25.00 is charged for all returned checks.

Fax orders: 804-692-3556

Hours and holidays: The Library's regular hours are Monday through Saturday, 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM. Please check our News & Events or contact us for any changes to our regular hours due to holiday closings, special events, or inclement weather.

The Library of Virginia offers limited free parking to patrons using the building during operating hours. If parking is not available, a map to other area parking decks is available here: (pdf). The parking garage entrances at the Library of Virginia are located on 8th and 9th Streets and have a height restrictions of 7 feet. Both 8th and 9th Streets are one way streets. Elevators will take patrons from the parking garage to the lobby of the library. Parking validations are given in the lobby when leaving the library. Please Note The entrance to the parking deck is 7 feet high. As a result, not all vehicles can use the parking deck.

Directions:

Please be aware that because of numerous street repairs and construction projects you may experience detours and street closures in the downtown Richmond area. For directions from locations not listed below please use the interactive map above or another method of your choice.

From Interstate 95 (from the North or from the South)
Take Exit 74C. A highway sign will say Library of Virginia. Proceed west on Broad Street until you reach 9th Street. Turn right and immediately get into the far left lane. Proceed down the block and prepare to turn left into the parking deck.

From Interstate 64 West (e.g. coming from Williamsburg)
Take the exit for Fifth Street and the Coliseum. Turn left on Marshall Street a few blocks (past the Coliseum on your left) after you exit Interstate 64. Stay in the middle lane and proceed to Eighth Street, and turn right from that lane. The parking lot entrance will be immediately on your left.

From Interstate 64 East (e.g. coming from Charlottesville)
Take Interstate 95 South to Exit 74C. See instructions above for I-95.

Robert E. Lee Camp Confederate Soldiers' Home Applications for Admission

War of 1812

Index to War of 1812 Pay Rolls and Muster Rolls

Revolutionary War

Culpeper County Classes, 1781

Dunmore's War (Virginia Payrolls/Public Service Claims, 1775)

Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants

Revolutionary War Land Office Military Certificates

Revolutionary War Public Service Claims

Revolutionary War Rejected Claims

Revolutionary War Virginia State Pensions

European Sources about Virginians

Virginia Colonial Records Project

Coats of Arms

Index to Sources on Family Coats of Arms

Biographies

S. Bassett French Biographical Sketches

WPA Life Histories Collection

Collection Description

Tips

When planning a trip to the Richmond area, we recommend you check out the Richmond Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau. Please also check our calendar to ensure the Library will be open and available to the public during your planned visit.

Guides

Alternate Repositories

If you cannot visit or find a record at the Library of Virginia, a similar record may be available at one of the following.

Daughters of the American Revolution Library, Washington DC, Revolutionary War and colonial period, including family and local histories, cemetery transcriptions, Bible records, 15,000 genealogical membership applications.